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1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mercypoint.png]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350: Mercy Point]]
3	[[ShortRunner Short-lived]] Creator/{{UPN}} science fiction drama (8 episodes, only 7 aired) taking place on a SpaceStation medical facility in the 23rd Century staffed by, and serving, both humans and aliens.
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5	While it could legitimately be described as "''Series/{{ER}}'' [-[[JustForFun/RecycledInSpace IN SPACE]]-]!"--the visual style, with heavy use of [[SteadiCam [=SteadiCams=]]] and fast-paced WalkAndTalk sequences, is a direct imitation--the show was more than that. It featured intriguing characters in a setting that felt like a small part of a larger, well-developed [[TheVerse fictional universe]].
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7	You can watch the opening credits [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kK8TAF6K80A here]], the studio's sizzle reel [[https://youtu.be/v-B4Oe5SPDc here]], and the first few minutes of the pilot episode ("New Arrivals") [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iyepn0-HLW0 here]]. Alternatively, the whole series can be found [[https://archive.org/details/mercy-point here]].
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9	!!This show provides examples of:
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11	%% * AppliedPhlebotinum
12	* BottleEpisode: nearly everything seen on screen took place in the Mercy Point facility
13	%% * BuildingOfAdventure: the space station
14	* DoAndroidsDream: there were hints that [=ANI=] might be self-aware and have emotions
15	%% * ExecutiveMeddling: the hospital's governing body, the Inter-Species Council, is an InUniverse example
16	%% * TheIntern: Dr. Dru Breslauer
17	%% * JustAMachine: the other nurses resent [=ANI's=] presence
18	* MeaningfulName: the hospital's computer system is named "Hipp"--short for [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocratic_Oath#Original_oath Hippocrates]]
19	%% * PatientOfTheWeek
20	%% * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Dr. Haylen Breslauer
21	%% * RecoveredAddict: Dr. Dru Breslauer
22	%% * RobotGirl: [=ANI=], the Android Nursing Interface
23	%% * RubberForeheadAlien: surgeon Dr. Batung, orderly Nagnam, and many of the patients
24	* ShoutOut:
25	** The title sequence imitates the early-season title sequence of [[Series/{{ER}} a certain well-known medical drama running on another network]]
26	** The first scene of the pilot episode is a nurse waking someone up to get him to start his shift--just like the first scene of the pilot of ''Series/{{ER}}''

Context Series / MercyPoint